Jay Graham
Role Player
Height5'11"
Weight215 lb
BornJul 14, 1975
Age51
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
Rookie yr1997
Draft1997 · Rd 3, Pick 64 · BAL
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 10 · #3621 · Role PlayerWorth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10
Avg surplus
peak +10
1 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 10
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1997 | — | BAL | 13 | — | 81 | 299 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 51 | 0 | — | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BAL | 5 | — | 35 | 109 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | SEA | 4 | — | 12 | 43 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | GB | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 129 | 454 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 104 | 0 | 666.7% | 5.2 | 34.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -1.8 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.1·-2 rushing·-1.1/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 37 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 37 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
37
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 42.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 37· confidence 71%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 35.1
Availability 10.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1997bestavg 372001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.07 EPA/season over 2 seasons50
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Priest HolmesRB3yMatt StoverK2yRay LewisILB2yRob BurnettDE2yTony SiragusaDT2yBennie ThompsonDB2yJamie SharperOLB2yBrian KinchenTE2yMichael McCraryDE2yDerrick AlexanderWR2yPeter BoulwareLB2yStevon MooreDB2yMichael JacksonWR2yKeith WashingtonDE2yCornell BrownOLB2yJermaine LewisWR2yMike FrederickDE2yDeRon JenkinsCB2yRyan YarboroughWR2yJames RoeWR2yTyrell PetersLB2yBrett FavreQB1yTony GonzalezTE1yJeff FeaglesP1y
1997 Draft Class· this player went #64
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined GB (from SEA)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 2001team change
Joined SEA (from BAL)
- 1997draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 3, Pick 64
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 215 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
37
peak 37
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1997
D1998
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
36%
19972002
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 299 | 23 | 691+392 | 40.6 |
| 1998 | 109 | 21.8 | 648+539 | 38.1 |
| 2001 | 43 | 10.8 | 322+279 | 19 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
10 career value over replacement — #3621 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #64 (Rd 3) · BAL · 1997 · -9.9 vs expected KV-H
37actual
46.9 expected · Δ−9.9
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